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Australasian Research Summaries

The Australasian Research Summaries were generated by CoLab for the Evidence for Learning website in partnership with Edith Cowan University and Fraser Mustard Centre.

CoLab Visiting Scholar Dr Jack Shonkoff

CoLab and Goodstart Early Learning recently supported Child Australia to bring Dr Shonkoff to Perth. Link to his presentations included.

Relationship between environmental exposures in children and adult lung disease: the case for outdoor exposures

There is a growing understanding that chronic respiratory diseases in adults have their origins in early life

Executive Function

Early childhood is increasingly recognised as a critical time for the development of executive function.

Tassie Kids

A picture of early childhood services in Tasmania from birth to age five

ORIGINS Vision Study

This study is aiming to investigate how sun exposure and time outside impacts the health of your child’s eye and eye growth, over a period of rapid growth in their lives.

The role of preschool in promoting children’s healthy development: Evidence from an Australian population cohort

Engagement with preschool programs in Australia may present a plausible, equitable, and modifiable approach to improving children's developmental outcomes

A Longitudinal Study of Children's Hippocampal Development: Investigating Maternal Physical Activity, Depression, and Education

The developing hippocampus is particularly sensitive to early environmental influences, including during pregnancy. This longitudinal neuroimaging study examined associations between prenatal maternal physical activity and depression, maternal education, and hippocampal development from early childhood to early adolescence.

The role of preschool quality in promoting child development: evidence from rural Indonesia

This article examines the relationship between preschool quality and children’s early development in a sample of over 7900 children enrolled in 578 preschools in rural Indonesia.

Lifecourse adiposity and blood pressure between birth and 17 years old.

Childhood obesity creates a predisposition to develop adult hypertension and diabetes.